July 28, 200818 yr There have been a lot of contact/collisions at Home this year. Is this something that MLB needs to take a look at or leave the current rule in place. Players getting a tremendous amount of money, can get taken out with one errant forearm or being ran over. Players are stronger, bigger, faster and are not avoiding contact any more. Thoughts and comments....
July 28, 200818 yr I love the collisons I think it's a great part of the game, but maybe there is some kind of ruke they coould put in place to lower they severity of the collisons. But if I had to choose I would leave it in because it's a grear part of a Baseball.
July 28, 200818 yr I saw a video on all the collisions this year and was astonished. Ray Fosse will be the first to agree that the home plate bowlover is bad news for catchers. Personally, I feel that if the plate is defended, meaning catcher has ball and is between you and the plate, the base runner should be required to slide into home.
July 28, 200818 yr This rule will never be changed to the high school type rule. You either go all the way to that one or keep it as it is. There is no middle ground that can be easily defined.
July 28, 200818 yr I don't see how this could be changed. If the catcher is fully protecting the plate, the runner has no other option than to force a collision.
July 28, 200818 yr What they need to address is the elbow or arm that comes flying forward. Victorino's collision was fine by me. He used his arm to absorb the blow instead of enforce it, however Utley's (I think it was Utley) would've ticked me off if I were a Brave. I've seen more of those in the last few weeks than Victorino's. Although McCann stuck his head out there, not a good idea...
July 28, 200818 yr I saw a video on all the collisions this year and was astonished. Ray Fosse will be the first to agree that the home plate bowlover is bad news for catchers. Personally, I feel that if the plate is defended, meaning catcher has ball and is between you and the plate, the base runner should be required to slide into home. Most of the time it's on the catcher. If you're in front of the plate, you take the chance of getting drilled. If you're clear and get hit, ejections and fines galore....
July 29, 200818 yr I don't see how this could be changed. If the catcher is fully protecting the plate, the runner has no other option than to force a collision. This is my take on it. The odds are already against the runner. Requiring a slide means that any catcher worth their salt will block the plate effectively and any bang-bang play goes to the catcher.
July 29, 200818 yr I would think so. I know that a runner going down to first has on occasion steamrolled someone in their way, and there's also the breakup of double plays at second.
July 29, 200818 yr To me, some of the close slides are more exciting than the collisions. Some collisions, just scare me to death. The catcher's only protection is his chest protector, shin guards, and glove. The runner has nothing. It's a wonder there hasn't been more sever injuries this season.
July 29, 200818 yr If a player wants to put himself at risk...that is his own decision IMO. Well see, that's where I think you're wrong. Certainly that's wrong as it applies to the catcher. If the catcher doesn't get in the way, they're not going to be a catcher playing in the MLB. That's a fundamental of catching, that you block the plate. If you don't do that, you're going to be let go. The runner on the other hand has some choice, but I think if they repeatedly were out sliding that eventually they'd be told to just run the guy over.
July 29, 200818 yr Is the collision legal at any other base? If the fielder is blocking the base, yes...
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